Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Virtual Book Tour: The Seacrest

Please welcome author Aaron Paul Lazar today. He's going to talk about his newest release, The Seacrest. Aaron will be awarding at random six prizes to six randomly drawn commenters during the tour: For the Birds (Kindle, Nook or PDF), For the Birds Audio Book narrated by Hannah Seusy, For the Birds print book, Essentially Yours ebook (Kindle, Nook, PDF), Essentially Yours Audio Book narrated by Hannah Seusy, Essentially Yours print book. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning. To see the other stops on the tour, go here. And look for the Rafflecopter at the end of this post!

The Seacrest

by Aaron
Paul Lazar

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BLURB:

They
say it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Finn
McGraw disagrees.

He
was just seventeen when he had a torrid summer affair with the girl who stole
his heart—and then inexplicably turned on him. Finn may have moved on with his
life, but he’s never forgotten her.

Now,
ten years later, he’s got more than his lost love to worry about. A horrific
accident turns his life upside down, resurrecting the ghosts of his long-dead
family and taking the lives of the few people he has left.

Finn
always believed his estranged brother was responsible for the fire that killed
their family—but an unexpected inheritance with a mystery attached throws
everything he knows into doubt.

And
on top of that, the beguiling daughter of his wealthy employer has secrets of
her own. But the closer he gets, the harder she pushes him away.

The
Seacrest is a story of intrigue and betrayal, of secrets and second chances—and
above all, of a love that never dies.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

EXCERPT:

July 2, 1997

I’ll never forget the day I fell in love with her.

There she stood, all tall and lanky, dark hair blowing in
the breeze as if it loved caressing her face.

She held a beach ball and faced the sea.

She was sixteen.

That’s all it took. That one salty, sandy, sunshiny
day—forever staked in my memory.

Her father had claimed a spot on Paines Creek Beach, right
next to ours. They laid out a red-and-white striped blanket and matching
umbrella with beach chairs, a cooler filled with watermelon and soda, and white
paper bags that smelled of fries and burgers.

Gramps sat beside me, drinking from a cold thermos of gin
and ice, his favorite. He sat with his shirt off and long legs stretched out,
his head back and shaggy silver-blond hair glinting in the sun. He always told
me his time was “before the hippies,” but I had a feeling he would have made a
good one. He was one helluva rebel. And he always stood up for what was right,
no matter what.

He saw me watching the girl and casually appraised her, gray
eyes slit and his head nodding in approval. With a low whisper, he turned to
me. “Pretty girl.”

I know I blushed, because at sixteen that’s all I seemed to
do when girls were involved. “Yeah. I guess.” I traced circles in the sand with
my forefinger. The sun burned the skin on my back and shoulders, although I’d
slathered plenty of sunscreen on earlier at my mother’s insistence.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Aaron Paul
Lazar writes to soothe his soul. An award-winning author of three addictive
mystery series, writing books, and a new love story, Aaron enjoys the Genesee
Valley countryside in upstate New York, where his characters embrace life, play
with their dogs and grandkids, grow sumptuous gardens, and chase bad guys.
Visit his website at http://www.lazarbooks.com and watch for his upcoming
Twilight Times Books releases, SANCTUARY (2014), and VIRTUOSO (2014).

4 comments:

Thanks for having me here today. If you do happen to read/review The Seacrest, I'd love to see it on Amazon if you have the time and opportunity. I'm looking to grow my 19 reviews to 100! LOL. We'll see what happens with that! ;o)

If your fans/readers have questions, feel free to ask them, below! I'll be at work during the day, but I can take breaks and will stop in at lunch to see how we're doing! Warmest regards, Aaron

The Seacrest sounds like a real treat. Aaron, I hope you get 100 reviews! Having just discovered your wonderful writing in Tremolo: cry of the loon, I'd need another life to read all your books. Mazurka has arrived. Will The Seacrest be available in print?